Apple has petitioned the Trump administration to allow it to buy Mac RAM chips from a blacklisted Chinese supplier, to ease the price pressure caused by the global memory crisis.
A Samsung LPDDR5X memory chip – Image Credit: Samsung
A Samsung LPDDR5X memory chip – Image Credit: Samsung
The tech industry is continuing to struggle with keeping the cost of manufacturing low due to the ongoing demand for memory chips. While Apple is also affected and now passing down the costs to consumers, it’s still trying to find ways around the problem.
According to six people speaking to the Financial Times, Apple has reached out to the Trump administration. It wants permission to buy memory chips from the Chinese memory supplier CXMT.